4190.408 Artificial Intelligence: Biointelligence (Spring 2009)
Cross-listed: 132.551 Computational Models of Intelligence
- Instructor: Prof. Byoung-Tak Zhang
- TA: Byoung-Hee Kim (Office: 301-419, Tel: 02-880-1847; Office hours: Mon/Wed 16:00–18:00)
- Classroom: 301-101
- Time: Mon & Wed 14:30–16:00
Course Objectives
- To understand the principles of cognitive information processing in the human brain
- To get ideas on developing computational methods to imitate human cognition, learning, and memory
- To acquire the theoretical and technical tools for application of artificial intelligence
- To understand the history and future prospects of bio-inspired artificial intelligence
Textbooks
- Artificial Intelligence: A New Synthesis — Nils J. Nilsson — Morgan Kaufmann — 1998
- Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind (2nd ed.) — Gazzaniga, Ivry & Mangun — Norton — 2002
References
- Hypernetworks: A molecular evolutionary architecture for cognitive learning and memory — IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, 3(3):49–63, 2008
- Molecular Nanobiointelligence Computers — KISC Communications, 23(5):41–56, 2005
- Hyperinteractionism — Natural Science, 144–165, 2005
- Artificial Intelligence: Past, Present and Future (in Korean) — Computers in the 21st Century, Ch. 11, 1998
Grading Policy
| 구분 | 비율 |
|---|---|
| 3 Exams | 60% |
| 2 Projects | 30% |
| Participation | 10% |
Projects
- Project 1: Pattern Classification by Neural Networks (Due: Apr. 15)
- Project 2: Language Learning by Hypernetworks
Course Schedule
| Topic | Materials |
|---|---|
| Introduction to AI (Computers, Intelligence, Mind, Brain) | AI Ch. 1, CNS Ch. 1 |
| Neural Networks | AI Ch. 3, NN supplement |
| Genetic Programming | AI Ch. 4, GP supplement |
| DNA Hypernetworks | AI-DNA-Hypernetworks |
| 1st Exam (Apr. 8: NN & GP) | |
| Heuristic Search | AI Chs. 8 & 9 |
| Logical Reasoning | AI Chs. 13 & 14 |
| The Predicate Calculus | AI Chs. 15 & 16 |
| Knowledge-Based Systems | AI Chs. 17-1, 17-2 |
| Bayesian Networks | AI Ch. 19, BN supplement |
| Intelligent Agents | AI Ch. 25 |
| 2nd Exam (May 20: Search, Logic, KBS) | |
| Cellular Mechanisms and Cognition | CNS Ch. 2 |
| Object Recognition | CNS Ch. 6 |
| Learning and Memory | CNS Ch. 8 |
| Language | CNS Ch. 10 |
| Future of AI | IEEE-CIM 2008, JSCI 2006 |
| Final Exam (June 10: CNS Ch. 6 & 8) |